World War One
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The Great European War (Russian poster, 1914)
Text: The Great European War – The Great Battle between the Russian Knight and the German Serpent. Year: ca. 1914 Publisher: A. V. Beideman and Co. printing house. Artist: A. P. Korkin. Additional Information: This Russian poster from the First World War depicts a knight slaying the three-headed hydra of the Central Powers, with the…
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New Britain (American map, 1916)
Text: New Britain. Year: 1916. Publisher: The Fatherland newspaper. Artist: NA Additional Information: Shows a United States conquered by Britain and Japan. The map appeared on the cover of The Fatherland, a pro-German weekly paper established at the start of the war, with the title ‘New Map of the D.S.E. – Dependent States of England…
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American cartoon, 1917
Text: Full transcription below. Year: 1917. Publisher: Washington Star newspaper. Artist: Clifford K. Berryman. Additional information: Cartoon shows the Kaiser’s hands carving up the United States, with Arizona, New Mexico and Texas labelled ‘For Mexico’, California labelled ‘For Japan(?)’ and the remainder labelled ‘For Myself’. The cartoon was drawn by Clifford K. Berryman and published…
